9:22 AM,
Nov. 18, 2012

Rutgers' Savon Huggins runs during the second half against Cincinnati at Nippert Stadium.

Written by

Keith Sargeant | @RUScuttlebutt

The Rutgers football team, on the strength of Savon Huggins' 179-yard rushing performance and a stout defensive effort, defeated Cincinnati 10-3 on Saturday afternoon to move within one victory of its first Big East Championship since joining the conference 21 years ago.

But it appears Rutgers could be chasing a different conference championship in future years.

On a day when the Scarlet Knights improved to 9-1 overall and 5-0 in the Big East, multiple media outlets reported that Rutgers is on the brink of defecting for the Big Ten. ...